Kalamazoo country singer Shelagh Brown will release her new five-track album, "Anywhere & Everywhere," on opening night of the Farmers Alley Theatre's production of "Ring of Fire," a tribute to Johnny Cash. Brown is one of six cast members in the production that will open on Sept. 20 and continue through Oct. 12. Admission is $31 and $33. For tickets, call 269-343-2727 or go to www.farmersalleytheatre.com. You can check more on Brown at www.shelaghbrownmusic.net.

4. Joe Satriani at Wings Stadium

One of the most respected guitarists in rock will roll through Wings Stadium when Joe Satriani, the Grammy Award nominee who has played with Deep Purple and Mick Jagger, performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Tickets are $35, $50 and $85. Call 269-345-1125, or go to wingsstadium.com.

Holly Hughes will perform on Sept. 21 at Kalamazoo College.

3. Holly Hughes at K-College

Playwright and performance artist Holly Hughes, a 1977 graduate of Kalamazoo College, will present "The Dog and Pony Show," a comedy about lesbians and their dogs. Hughes, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design and a 2010 Guggenheim recipient, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 as part of Kalamazoo College's Festival Playhouse Diversity Guest Artist series. The performance is free, but you may reserve tickets. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 269-337-7333.

2. Freaks N Geeks Kalamazoo Horror Fest

Actors Eric Roberts, Sid Haig and former wrestler/actor Diamond Dallas Page will headline the third Freaks N Geeks Kalamazoo Horror Fest at Wings Stadium from Friday through Sunday. The festival will host several events, including meet-and-greets, after parties, seminars and more than 20 guests from many popular films, including "Devil's Rejects" and "Kill Bill Vol. 2." Tickets are $15 for a single day, $30 for a three-day pass and $100 for VIP passes. Photo opportunities and autograph sessions with the headliners are $30 each. For more details, go to www.freaksngeekscon.com.

1. KSO plays Rachmaninoff's second symphony

To mark 15 years with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Raymond Harvey will conduct the symphony's performance of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, the first work he conducted with the KSO, as part of a program to begin the Symphonic Series. Internationally renowned hornist Gail Williams will also perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $24 to $60. For more tickets, call 269-387-2300 or go to www.kalamazoosymphony.com.